AS 4428.

0—1997
(Incorporating Amendment No. 1)
AS 4428.0

Australian Standard™
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Fire detection, warning, control and

intercom systems—Control and
indicating equipment

Part 0: General requirements and test

methods
 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee FP-002, Fire Detection,
Warning, Control and Intercom Systems. It was approved on behalf of the Council
of Standards Australia on 8 August 1997 and published on 5 December 1997.

The following are represented on Committee FP-002:

Audio Engineering Society
Australian Building Codes Board
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers Association
Australian Fire Authorities Council
Commonwealth Fire Board
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Deafness Forum of Australia

Department of Defence
Fire Protection Association Australia
Fire Protection Industry Contractors Association of New Zealand
National Electrical Contractors Association of Australia
New Zealand Fire Equipment Association
New Zealand Fire Protection Association
Property Council of Australia
Scientific Services Laboratory AGAL —Department of Administrative Affairs
Telstra Corporation

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 AS 4428.0—1997
(Incorporating Amendment No. 1 )

Australian Standard™
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Fire detection, warning, control and

intercom systems—Control and
indicating equipment

Part 0: General requirements and test

methods

First published as AS 4428.0—1997.

Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (October 2002).

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 AS 4428.0—1997 2

PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Committee FP/2, Fire Detection, Warning, Control and Intercom Systems, as part of a suite
of Standards for control and indicating equipment (CIE), and is the result of a consensus
among representatives on the Committee to produce it as an Australian Standard.
This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (October 2002). The changes required by the
Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and amendment number against the
clause, not, table, figure, or part thereof affected.
This Part of this Standard provides for the common requirements for design, construction
and testing of control and indicating equipment used for fire detection, warning, control and
indicating systems.
Those aspects relating to circuit design and construction, component derating and long-term
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reliability are largely the responsibility of the equipment designer. The designer should be
aware of other relevant Standards relating to quality and reliability of equipment.
The assessment of the performance of the equipment under the various test conditions
specified is intended to be a measure of the reliability of the equipment during its most
onerous service. The temperature/humidity tests specified are selected from the relevant
Parts of IEC 68, Environmental testing, and are those considered most closely related to the
Australian climate.
Fire detection and alarm systems must be protected against failure due to voltage transients
induced into the system. Equipment needs to be designed to withstand the effects of the
transients and for this reason transient voltage tests which include tests for impulse voltage
withstand and high frequency disturbance are included in this Standard.
The term ‘normative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part of a Standard.
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CONTENTS

Page

SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE......................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 APPLICATION ........................................................................................................... 4
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS................................................................................... 4
1.4 DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................. 5
1.5 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................... 5
1.6 COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER STANDARDS .......................................................... 6
1.7 INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIED LIMITING VALUES....................................... 6
1.8 ‘Not applicable’ ........................................................................................................... 6
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SECTION 2 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

2.1 GENERAL................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 ELECTRICAL ............................................................................................................. 7
2.3 MECHANICAL ........................................................................................................... 8
2.4 MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION......................................................................... 9
2.5 SOFTWARE CONTROLLED EQUIPMENT.............................................................. 9
2.6 WARNING SIGNAL TONES ................................................................................... 10

SECTION 3 DOCUMENTATION
3.1 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................ 11
3.2 INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTATION............................. 11
3.3 HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS .................................................................................... 12

SECTION 4 ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE

4.1 GENERAL................................................................................................................. 13
4.2 FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT ................................................................................ 13
4.3 TESTS ....................................................................................................................... 13
4.4 COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT........................................................................... 17
4.5 REPORTING ............................................................................................................. 17

SECTION 5 VARIATION FROM COMPLIANT EQUIPMENT

5.1 MINOR VARIATIONS ............................................................................................. 18
5.2 SIGNIFICANT VARIATIONS.................................................................................. 18
5.3 MAJOR VARIATIONS ............................................................................................. 19

APPENDICES
A OPERATIONAL TEST ............................................................................................. 20
B TRANSIENT VOLTAGE TESTS ............................................................................. 21
C ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY TEST PROCEDURES ......................... 27
D ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE TESTS ................................................................ 34
E COMPATIBILITY ASSESSMENT........................................................................... 36
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Fire detection, warning, control and intercom systems—Control and
indicating equipment

Part 0: General requirements and test methods

S EC TION 1 S C OP E AND G E NER A L

1.1 SCOPE
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This Standard specifies the common requirements and the performance criteria for control
and indicating equipment (CIE) used in fire detection, warning, control and intercom
systems.

1.2 APPLICATION
The requirements of this Standard apply to CIE forming part of a fire detection, warning,
control and intercom system and complying with one or more of the other parts of this
Standard.

1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS

A1 The following documents are referred to in this Standard:
AS
1217 Acoustics—Determination of sound power levels of noise sources
1217.1 Part 1: Guidelines for the use of basic Standards for the preparation of noise
test codes
1931 High-voltage testing techniques
1931.1 Part 1: General definitions and testing requirements
1939 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment
(IP Code)
2362 Automatic fire detection and alarm systems—Methods of test for actuation
devices
2362.25 Method 25: Indicator visibility test
2484 Fire—Glossary of terms
2484.2 Part 2: Fire protection and firefighting equipment
2546 Printed boards
2546.3 Part 3: Design and use
2706 Numeric values—Rounding and interpretation of limiting values
AS/NZS
3000 Electrical installations—Buildings, structures and premises (known as the
Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules)
3100 Approval and test specification—General requirements for electrical equipment
3108 Approval and test specification—Particular requirements for isolating
transformers and safety isolating transformers

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